F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

I’m Not 100%,

I’m almost 80% better.

the time is very quicklyfor a short time

How long will you be home?

I will be home for 2 weeks.

I will go home for 1 week. – I will go home in 1 week.

I will be at work for 4 hours.

we finish class in 27 minutes.

I got Japanese food at the Reel shopping mall, the basement has a food court

it was too greasy

across from the hotel


impulse – a feeling that you have, to do something, RIGHT NOW!

eg: I need to control my impulses. I’m too impulsive.

basement – B1 floor

eg: There is a Japanese place on the 2nd basement.

food court – a place, usually in a mall, with many small restaurants.

eg: There is a new food court in the Reel mall.

eg: Do you ever eat at that, 1778, or 1788, whatever it’s called, food court?

misspoke – to say the wrong thing, a speaking mistake

eg: I think he misspoke, the price should not be that expensive.

misheard – to hear the wrong thing, a hearing mistake

eg: Sorry, I misheard you.

misunderstand – to understand the wrong thing.

eg: Sorry, I misunderstood you. I thought you wanted a large coffee, not a small.

sick – you don’t feel well

eg: I never get sick.

eg: I haven’t gotten sick for around 7 years.

eg: I was sick last week.

have a cold – gan mao

eg: I didn’t have a cold.

flu – liu gan

eg: I had the flu for about 5 days.

Pronunciation

Rive – Rai V’

River – Rih verr

Bit

Bite

Bitter – bih derr

bif

beef

i –  ihh.  (EEE)

the huangpu river